Club Cruceros de La Paz

VHF RADIO INFORMATION

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(MARINE SSB/HAM NETS - Below VHF List)

VHF MARINE RADIO PROCEDURES - a .pdf file with info about proper use of your radio

Ham License Info (Open in MS Word to use Hyperlinks)

Shortwave Report - News stories recorded from
a shortwave radio. Times and frequencies for English-language programs

Printable Cruising Weather & Radio Net Log from The DarkSide

Printable Weather Form - Click Here

PRINT this page and keep it near your radio

La Paz Cruisers' Net: Monday - Saturday at 8:00 a.m. on Channel 22

Includes Weather Report and Tides

Please try NOT to use the following channels for general conversation

 CHANNEL No. RESERVED FOR
14 Port Captain
09 Pemex
10 Navy Only
11 Monitored by Navy
16 Local Commercial Business / Int. Hailing
22 Fleet Hailing
24 Duplex Only
25 Duplex Only
26 Duplex Only (Infraserv monitors)
27 Duplex Only
28 Duplex Only (Maracay monitors)
72 Local Fishermen
74 Ferry Terminal
83 Immigration
84 Duplex Only
85 Duplex Only
86 Duplex Only
87 Duplex Only
88 Aduana (Customs)
NOTE: DUPLEX may be used only if calling party has Duplex capability

To convert Local Time to UTC (ZULU) http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/zones.html

MARINE SSB/HAM NETS

Many of the nets listed below give local weather reports.

 Amigo, Baja,& Southbound all have Don's Summer Passage Weather (pdf file Schedule Here) reports covering the Pacific Coast and Sea of Cortez from San Diego all the way down the Mexican Mainland. Chubasco & Manaņa  have Ham Weather

Mexico Crusing Nets Covering Baja Calif., Baja Calif. Sur & Mainland Mexico
UTC
PDST
MDST
CDST
Frequency
USB/LSB
Net Name
SSB/HAM
13:30
5:30
6:30
7:30
6212
USB
Picante
SSB
14:00
7:00
8:00
9:00
8122/4149 (alt. 8116/8129)
USB
Amigo***
SSB
13:30 Summer
14:30 Winter

6:30
7:30
8:30
3968/3965
3958/3972
LSB
Sonrisa
HAM
15:30
7:30
8:30
9:30
7192
LSB
Chubasco*
HAM
15:00
8:00
9:00
10:00
7260/7238
LSB
Baja CA Maritime
HAM
19:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
14340
USB
Maņana*
HAM
22:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
21402
USB
Pacific Matitime
HAM
0:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
7236
LSB
Happy Hour
HAM
0:00
17:00
18:00
19:00
14300
USB
Almost 24-Hour
HAM
0:30
18:30
17:30
16:30
12359 (12c)
Weather Questions
USB
Don Anderson Monitors
SSB
0:45
18:45
17:45
16:45
8122
Weather Questions
USB
Don Anderson Monitors
SSB
00:55
17:55
18:55
19:55
8122**
USB
Southbound
SSB
03:00
21:00
20:00
19:00
14300
USB
Pacific Seafares
HAM
*Net warm-up sessions frequenly begin prior to the published net opening
**11/19/08 - Please be aware that the Southbound Net moves to 4054 as soon as the weather is completed.  Weather Mon-Sat is at 01:00 zulu Net starts at 01:00 zulu.
***Amigo net changes to 4B - 4.149 as soon as the weather and all long reang checkins are completed.  Weather is at 14:15 Zulu.  No time change with winter or summer  
Radio Schedule files from Southbound Group HERE

La Paz 8 am VHF Radio Weather reports

These reports are for the La Paz area.

Marine VHF, Channel 22 @8:00 AM Local time.

Maracay monitors Ch 28 VHF after the Morning net on 22.

Here's a good list of many Ham Nets and Frequencies.


Time or frequency change please notify HERE          

Download pdf file - Don Anderson's Summer Passage Weather 

Pacific Seafarer's Net
14.300MHz daily at 0300UTC

The Pacific Seafarer's Net is an Amateur Radio net, setup to provide support and assistance to boats at sea. All licensed Amateurs are welcome to take part. 

An excellent program to learn or brushup on Morse Code, Visit http://www.g4fon.net/

Download program from this link:  http://www.g4fon.net/CW%20Trainer.htm

Information about Mexican Ham License Mexican Ham License 

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